Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals
· Major League Baseball
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Lowe homers, Griffin extends hitting streak and Pirates beat Cardinals 6-2
Rookie Konnor Griffin extended his hitting streak to eight games with a double. He also scored a run and stole a base. Griffin went 6 for 13 in the series and improved to 13 for 33 during his streak.
Braxton Ashcraft (3-2) struck out nine in seven innings. He gave up one run on four hits and two walks.
The Pirates won their fourth consecutive road series against National League Central opponents.
Ozuna, a former Cardinal, singled with one out to score Spencer Horwitz and Griffin, extending the lead to 4-1 in the sixth.
Henry Davis hit a leadoff homer in the seventh and Bryan Reynolds drove in a run with a ground out, making it 6-1.
Lowe, who also singled, hit a 3-2 fastball that bounced off the top of the wall just inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning. It was originally declared an inside-the-park home run before the stat was changed by the scorer.
The Pirates went ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning. Griffin scored on a fielder’s choice by Jake Mangum.
A two-out home run by Iván Herrera in the third inning tied the score at 1-1. Herrera also scored in the eighth on a single by Jordan Walker.
Dustin May (3-5) pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven.
The Cardinals will start RHP Kyle Leahy (5-3, 3.94) against Reds RHP Chris Paddack (0-5, 7.07) Friday in Cincinnati.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Pozo grounded into double play, third to second to first, Pagés out at second. |
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9th Inning | Pozo hit for Scott II |
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9th Inning | Pagés singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Fermín grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Montgomery relieved Dotel |
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9th Inning | Reynolds struck out looking. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 2 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 34 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 135 | Pitches | 135 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created | 3.0 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .235 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .500 | Slugging Percentage | .353 |
| .306 | Secondary Average | .176 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .278 |
| .833 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .631 |
| 1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.0 |
| 45.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
| 18.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.46 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.75 |
| .222 | Isolated Power | .118 |
| 0.22 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.18 |
| .051 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| .028 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.059 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 91.3 | MLB Rating | 74.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 27,705 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 29 | 18 | .617 | - | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 29 | 21 | .580 | 1.5 | L5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 28 | 21 | .571 | 2 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 26 | 24 | .520 | 4.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 26 | 24 | .520 | 4.5 | W2 |